Tag: RECs
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25 Mar 24 NewsCall to transform the biodiversity sector (SAnews)
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has called for the urgent transformation of the biodiversity ...
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05 Mar 24 NewsWorkshop aims to provide an overview of the AfCFTA (SAnews)
South Africa’s Special Economic Zones operators and businesses are to be exposed to the benefits of the African Conti...
Africa’s Visa Openness in 2023: Analysis of the Africa Visa Openness Report
20 Feb 24 BlogCross-border movement of persons is essential for Africa’s regional integration; for the facilitation of trade in goods, growth of trade in services and related service sector de...
Africa’s Trade Liberalisation and Intra-Africa Trade Performance: 10-year Review
18 Dec 23 PublicationsThis Trade Report presents an update on the state of trade liberalisation and intra-Africa trade. It highlights the state of trade liberalisation in Africa, focusing on intra-Afric...
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17 Jul 23 NewsSouth Africa needs to embrace more 4IR technology or fall behind (Engineering News)
Professional services and auditing firm PwC says that South Africa’s competitors are all adop...
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24 Apr 23 NewsSmall Businesses Must Strive into Becoming Sustainable and Competitive Entities — Deputy Minister Gina (the dtic)
While it is the mandate of government to promote the estab...
Intra-Africa trade by REC: 2021 update
08 Oct 22 InfographicsThe African Union (AU) recognises 8 officially recognised regional economic communities (RECs). These are regarded as building blocks to the AfCFTA. Overlapping membership complica...
Intra-Africa trade by REC: 2020 update
21 Jun 22 InfographicsThe African Union (AU) recognises 8 officially recognised regional economic communities (RECs). These are regarded as building blocks to the AfCFTA. Overlapping membership complica...
Expediting the start of trade under the AfCFTA
25 May 22 BlogThe African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) Agreement is in force since 30 May 2019. The required number of twenty-two ratifications have been deposited thirty days earlier.[1] Sev...
Has the Context changed in which new AfCFTA Protocols are to be adopted?
24 May 22 BlogThe ideas and decisions to launch the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) were developed and adopted about a decade ago. The world looked different then, and the challenge...
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08 Mar 22 NewsDomestic, country-related news
SA economy grows by 1.2% in fourth quarter of 2021 (SAnews)
Trade grew by at least 2.9%, manufacturing recorded an increase of about 2.8%, personal...
How relevant is the Protocol on Relations between the RECs and the AU?
06 Mar 22 BlogSince the 1980s, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) have been identified as a key element in African regional integration.[1] This approach continues in the context of the Af...
The meaning of building blocks for African integration is defined by the applicable legal instruments and subsequent practice
06 Mar 22 BlogThe Regional Economic Communities (RECs) have a long history within the narrative of African political cooperation and economic integration. They are now also referred to as the bu...
State of Intra-REC Trade and Trade Liberalisation
26 Jan 22 PublicationsRegional Economic Communities (RECs) are major building blocks in the realisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) according to the Governing Principles of the A...
REC Courts and the AfCFTA
24 Jan 22 BlogThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) adds an important new chapter to Africa’s economic integration agenda. The design of the AfCFTA regime will, however, require tha...
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09 Nov 21 NewsDomestic trade news
“South Africa is a leader in eco-friendly tourism” (African Business)
Tourism has suffered a number of setbacks in the previous couple of years, with...
Should the RECs disappear in order to have the AfCFTA?
02 Nov 21 PublicationsThere are high expectations about the benefits that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), an ambitious and comprehensive plan for the establishment of a continent-...
Regional Economic Communities have unique Features and different Functions
01 Nov 21 BlogThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is generating a new awareness of and an interest in the Regional Economic Communities (RECs). They are expected to play a role in a...
Trade facilitation in Africa: Solutions and recommendations
30 Jul 21 PublicationsLow intra-Africa and regional trade have historically been attributed to tariffs. However, recent evidence shows that non-tariff issues are the main reason for low intra-Africa and...